### Summary of Polkadot Charity Foundation Proposal

1. **Introduction**: The proposal aims to create the Polkadot Charity Foundation to promote Polkadot technology for charitable causes.

2. **Objective**: The foundation's primary goal is to enhance Polkadot's global image and establish it as a leader in social responsibility.

3. **Problem Statement**: Many companies struggle with limited visibility and negative public perception, lacking a corporate social responsibility arm.

4. **Solution**: Establishing an in-house foundation allows full control over charitable initiatives, aligning with core values and goals, and enhancing brand reputation through media coverage.

5. **Team**: The proposal includes a dedicated team to manage the foundation's operations.

6. **Conclusion**: The Polkadot Charity Foundation will differentiate Polkadot from competitors, strengthen community relationships, and attract new users.

7. **Support**: Early adopters are committed to funding the foundation's website, branding, and promotional materials.

8. **Resources**: The proposal includes a presentation video and a website for the Polkadot Charity Foundation.

Rejected

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WHO: The Polkadot community.

WHAT: Establish the Polkadot Charity Foundation to promote Polkadot technology for charitable causes, supporting projects that enhance social benefits and commitment to people.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified.

POLKADOT CHARITY FOUNDATION - Establishment & Inaugural Initiative Launch

### The Dots Magazine

**Overview:**
- **Project:** The Dots Magazine is a humorous content platform focused on the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Founded:** January 2024 by Polkadot enthusiasts Mantra and John Mental.
- **Objective:** To attract and retain users through signature humor.

**Achievements:**
- **Followers:** Over 1,960 followers.
- **Engagement:** 2.7 million impressions and a 5.3% engagement rate.
- **Content:** Produced iconic memes and videos that resonate with the community.

**Funding Request:**
- **Amount:** $38,980 USDT for 6 months of operations.
- **Reasons:** Adjusting for price drops and an unrealistic initial budget.

**Budget Breakdown:**
- **Salaries:** $29,280 (including taxes).
- **Promotion:** $5,200 for Twitter promotions.
- **Tools:** $2,100 for AI tools and software.
- **Part-time Work:** $2,400 for additional tasks.

**Impact:**
- **Community Presence:** Strong engagement and traction within the Polkadot community.
- **Humor Strategy:** Effective in entertaining and educating users about Polkadot.

Executed

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**WHO:** The Dots Magazine, Mantra, and John Mental. **WHAT:** Requesting $38,980 USDT for 6 months of operational work to create Polkadot mememedia. **WHEN:** 15th August, 2024.

The Dots Magazine - 2nd proposal 

- **Web3 Adoption**: B2B customers like startups and large enterprises will drive the next wave of Web3 adoption.
- **Polkadot's Potential**: Polkadot's technology is well-suited for B2B applications but is currently undervalued.
- **Proposal Focus**: The proposal aims to enhance B2B marketing and sales to attract more business clients to Polkadot.
- **Problem Statement**: Web3 communication is currently too technical and not tailored to diverse audiences, especially businesses.
- **Solution**: The proposal breaks down the challenge into smaller steps, focusing on market segmentation, targeting, and positioning.
- **Approach**: The work will focus on "enablement," providing strategic insights and tools to improve sales and marketing.
- **Project Outline**: The project will be divided into three phases: market segmentation, target market selection, and positioning strategy development.
- **Timeline and Budget**: The project will take 14 weeks and cost $181,000, with regular updates to the community.

B2B Marketing & Sales Enablement For The Polkadot Ecosystem

### Remarker

**Remarker** is an NFT marketplace on the Polkadot blockchain. It allows users to discover and trade unique digital collectibles.

#### Key Features:
- **NFT Swaps**: Trade NFTs directly with other users.
- **Stablecoin Trading**: Buy NFTs using stablecoins like USDC and USDT.
- **Auto Teleport**: Simplifies transferring DOT tokens between Polkadot and Asset Hub.
- **User Interface**: A new, improved UI for better user experience.
- **NFT Creation**: Users can create and list their own NFTs and collections.

#### Upcoming Features:
- **On-chain Identity**: Users can create and display their on-chain identity.
- **Royalties**: Collection owners receive a percentage of NFT sales.
- **NFT Liquidity Pools**: Facilitate direct NFT swaps between collections.
- **Remint Tool**: Streamlines the minting process for large NFT collections.
- **Tutorials**: Guides on creating, buying, and trading NFTs.
- **Fractionalization**: Allows NFTs to be divided into smaller ownership shares.

#### Team:
- **Ashutosh Singh**: Founder, with experience in Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- **Alex Wang**: Full-stack developer, worked on Harvest Finance and EGToken.
- **Abhishek Lingwal**: Full-stack developer, experienced with Solana NFTs.
- **AVIROOP JANA**: Full-stack developer, created multiple Dapps on Solana.

#### Funding:
- **Request**: 30,000 USDT for retroactive work and future enhancements.
- **Budget Allocation**: Detailed in a [Google Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PYB1vg5PoxmnZqfMIK-IotTDmNhmdgTvbGtMq-vedKo/edit?usp=sharing).

**Remarker** aims to enhance the Polkadot NFT ecosystem by providing innovative tools and a user-friendly platform.

Remarker, an NFT marketplace for Polkadot, completed Milestone 1 with features such as NFT Swaps and Trading with Stablecoins. For Milestone 2, they plan to bring new features and improvements such as UI/UX enhancements, on-chain identity, royalties to collection owners, NFT liquidity pools, and a Remint Tool. They are requesting $30,000 for retroactive work and future enhancements.

Resubmission of ref#975 Retroactive Funding Proposal: Completed Remarker Development and Future Development

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### Polkadot Advertising Campaign on Brave Browser

- **Purpose**: Request for additional funding to complete the Polkadot Awareness Campaign on Brave Browser.
- **Original Budget**: 58,902 DOT (worth $575,000 at $9.762 per DOT).
- **Current Situation**: DOT price has dropped to $4.623, reducing the campaign's budget to $272,302.95.
- **Current Spend**: $171,176 over 29 days, with a remaining budget of $101,126.95.
- **Projection**: The remaining budget will run out by August 31, 2024, 45 days short of the planned campaign end date.
- **Top-Up Request**: 87,351 DOT ($403,824) to cover the remaining campaign cost and complete the campaign by October 15, 2024.
- **Campaign Progress**: Generated over 63 million impressions and 495,439 clicks, demonstrating strong engagement.
- **Conclusion**: The additional funding is crucial to maintain the campaign's scale and effectiveness, benefiting the Polkadot ecosystem.

WHO: Polkadot Awareness Campaign on Brave Browser

WHAT: Requesting a top-up of 87,351 DOT to maintain the originally approved budget of $575,000 and complete the full campaign as planned.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $403,824 additional funding needed, campaign end date: October 15, 2024.

Polkadot Advertising Campaign on Brave Browser - Top-Up Request - PLEASE SEE COMMENT 9/5/24

- **Proposal by BCheque**: Founder of The Modern Market Show.
- **Sponsorship Duration**: 6 months.
- **Content**: 3 episodes per week of The Modern Market Show and The Snapshot.
- **Audience**: Web3 leaders and investors, 300-400 live viewers, 40k combined followers.
- **Cost**: $120,000 USDC for 6 months ($20k per month).
- **Finders Fee**: 5% ($6k) to Phunky, with half ($3k) donated to TeddyDAO.
- **Facilitator**: Phunky, a long-time supporter and friend.
- **Full Proposal**: Available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ou_DBxaH7YRosRnx0lyHPc4AS32rZ5MNiftkihCRN3s/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: The Modern Market Show
WHAT: 6-month sponsorship of The Snapshot and Modern Market Show 3x per week for 6 months, providing routine exposure to a prominent web3 audience via written publication, live social audio and video distribution.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: $120,000 USDC for 6 months ($20k per month) with a 5% ($6k) finders fee to Phunky.

The Modern Market Show Headline Sponsorship - 6 Months

### Summary of Saimon's Contributions to Polkadot

- **Activities**: Organized 7 in-person and 2 online events in 4 cities across 2 countries.
- **Participants**: Engaged over 100 developers and involved 2 protocols directly.
- **Presentations**: Showcased Polkadot resources to companies and chambers of commerce.
- **Projects**: Highlighted 5 projects in a hackathon with potential for acceleration.
- **Duration**: Contributed for 6 months to expand Polkadot's presence in key sectors.
- **Team**: Collaborated with Angi, Audi, and Juana for logistical and promotional support.
- **Future Plans**: Scheduled events in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Peru.

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Saimon, Senior Ambassador and candidate for the new program, proposes a tip for retroactive contributions made in various activities involving community development, business development, and developer activities during the last 6 months and Peru and other countries. The proposal includes compensation for Angi, Audi, and Juana for their extraordinary collaboration. The team has promoted national and international Polkadot activities and has upcoming events in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Peru. No specific price or timeframe is mentioned.

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**Summary of Proposal by DonDiegoSanchez**

- **Proposer:** DonDiegoSanchez, Head Ambassador & ChaosDAO co-founder.
- **Collaborator:** Scorechain, a KYT (Know Your Transaction) provider.
- **Objective:** To enhance Polkadot's ecosystem by integrating a KYT solution, crucial for AML-CFT policies and accessing institutional and retail markets.
- **Current Issue:** Polkadot lacks proper KYT providers, classifying it as a 'Tier 2 network' and hindering financial use cases.
- **Proposed Solution:** Creation of an open-source Polkadot Connector, enabling KYT providers to offer compliance solutions.
- **Funding:** Requested $508k USDC.
- **Benefits:** Full KYT coverage for the Relay chain and active parachains, free coverage for existing customers, and free licenses for financial actors building on Polkadot.
- **Implementation:** Maintenance for 3 years, integration into Scorechain's marketing, and a dedicated campaign about the coverage.

Scorechain proposes to create an open-source tool called Polkadot Connector for KYT providers to offer compliance solutions for regulated actors on Polkadot. The proposal requires a medium spender of $508k USDC to maintain the Polkadot Connector for three years, provide full KYT coverage for the Relay chain and the most active parachains, and offer free KYT coverage for one year to all current customers. Additionally, 15 free licenses will be provided to the HA and BD team to distribute to financial actors building products and services secured by Polkadot.

[Medium Spender] Open-source KYT on Dot #1083

### Polkadot App Proposal Summary

- **Polkadot App Teased**: Björn Wagner announced a new Polkadot App at Polkadot Decoded 2024, aiming to provide a user-friendly mobile wallet for beginners.
- **Community Ownership**: The proposal seeks community support for the Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF) to own the app's IP and source code.
- **Open Source Code**: The app's source code will be open-source after launch.
- **Funding Request**: The proposal requests $50,000 to cover legal and administrative fees for setting up and maintaining the app on platforms like Apple and Google stores.
- **Legal Agreements**: The funding will help sign over 10 legal agreements with third-party providers.
- **PCF Administration**: The PCF will manage these accounts on behalf of the maintainers (Parity/Novasama).
- **Full Proposal**: The detailed proposal can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iwJCl8EVGIG6hHHvd7IB9XOL0o460_N24h1JRmht3Ao/edit?usp=sharing).

The Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF) proposes to gain community support to own the IP and source code of the Polkadot App, a beginner-friendly mobile wallet for newcomers to crypto and Polkadot. They seek funding of $50k to pay Walkers for legal and administrative fees to sign up, publish and review updates to the Polkadot App over time. The PCF will also administer these accounts to the maintainers.

Polkadot App - PCF IP Rights & Funding for publishing the app

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- **Bounty 59**: Proposes an Open Source Developer Grants Program for Polkadot.
- **Purpose**: Funds up to 15 projects with grants of up to $30,000 each.
- **Focus**: Supports developers with a proven background in open-source software.
- **Projects**: Can include proofs of concept, libraries, or full-scale dApps.
- **Goal**: Streamlines the grant process, offering an alternative to W3F Grants and treasury funding.
- **Curators**: A team of five experts will evaluate and manage the grants.
- **Payment**: Milestone-based payments ensure continuous feedback and adaptation.
- **Discussion**: More details and participation can be found on Polkassembly and Polkadot Forum.

Polkadot proposes an Open Source Developer Grants Program to fund up to 15 projects with grants of up to $30,000 each, focusing on those with a proven background in open-source software development. The goal is to streamline the grant process for applicants, providing an alternative to the W3F Grants Program and traditional treasury funding. The proposed timeframe and resources are not specified.

Open Source Developer Grants Bounty Program

- The user created and published nine retroactive posters on X in March 2024.
- Each poster received an average of 3,000 impressions, 70 likes, and 10 retweets.
- Creating each poster took between 1 and 3 hours.
- The process involved:
  - Figuring out themes and slogans.
  - Using Midjourney to create images.
  - Finalizing designs in Photoshop.
- High-resolution posters are available for download.
- Links to each poster on X are provided.

The proposal is a request for payment of 45 DOT for nine retroactive posters created and published on X in March 2024. The posters received an average of 3k impressions, 70 likes, and 10 retweets each. The creator spent between 1 and 3 hours on each poster, and the process involved figuring out the theme and slogans, experimenting with images, and finalizing the designs on Photoshop. The payment is requested for the work done.

Retroactive tip request for retro posters

### Polkadot at Slush 2024

**Dates:** November 19-22, 2024  
**Budget:** 112,078 USDT  
**Event:** Slush, Helsinki, Finland

**Objective:** Increase Polkadot's visibility among tech entrepreneurs and investors outside the blockchain community.

**Activities:**
- **Networking:** A team of Polkadot networkers will connect with startup founders and investors at Slush.
- **Events:** Two events—one for Web3 enthusiasts and another for international investors.
- **Marketing:** Pre-event digital campaign to raise awareness.

**Goals:**
- Create awareness among 13,000 Slush participants.
- Generate new business opportunities for the Polkadot ecosystem.
- Attract new capital into the ecosystem.

**Follow-up:**
- Post-event follow-up meetings with interested parties.
- Sharing materials and learnings with the community.

**Support:**
- Initiated by the newly founded Polkadot Community Foundation.

WHO: Polkadot networkers Lucy, Six, Gábo, Luuu, Zoé, Strindbergman, Polkadot Agent, Gustavo, Max, Filippo, and Bill.

WHAT: Increase Polkadot's visibility and reach by connecting with a broad audience of tech entrepreneurs and investors at Slush, Europe's premier startup event.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 112,078 USDT budget for preparation from January to November 2024, with the event happening on November 19-22, 2024.

[Polkadot Community Foundation] Polkadot at Slush 2024

- The proposal seeks to use 59 million $DED from the Polkadot Treasury for a marketing campaign targeting the Korean-speaking community.
- The campaign aims to increase international exposure for the $DED Project on Polkadot.
- It will be conducted through Naver Cafe, the largest social networking service in South Korea.
- The campaign is scheduled to run from August 17 to September 2, 2024, with an option to extend for an additional week at a discounted rate.
- The extension would coincide with Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2024, which takes place from September 2 to 7, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea.
- KBW is an annual global blockchain and web3 festival.

WHO: The proposal is made by an unknown individual or group.
WHAT: Use $59 million from the Polkadot Treasury to conduct a targeted marketing campaign for the Korean speaking community prior to Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.
PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: The proposed marketing campaign will cost $59 million and will run from 17 August to 02 September 2024, with an option to extend for an additional week at a discounted rate during KBW if needed.

Proposal to use $DED to Conduct Targeted Marketing during KBW 2024

- **PlutoWallet** is the first mobile wallet for Polkadot with full NFT support.
- It uses **Account Abstraction** for better user experience and safety.
- The team has been working on it for 18 months and has Polkadot expertise.
- They aim to build a strong relationship with the Polkadot DAO.
- The wallet will be community-driven and open-source.
- They focus on **decentralization**, a key principle of Polkadot.
- The team is open to feedback and suggestions.
- The full proposal is available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fgDbWZf4laGLmhGjD4VuQwBwCMdfh2hy1d30j-8TCaI/edit?usp=sharing).

WHO: PlutoWallet team, consisting of enthusiastic developers with knowledge from Polkadot Blockchain Academy.

WHAT: Building the first Polkadot dApp focused mobile wallet with full-featured NFT support that leverages Account Abstraction for achieving the best user experience and safety possible.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: Not specified. The proposal aims to establish PlutoWallet as reputable and trustworthy partners for the Polkadot DAO to help build user-centric solutions for anyone to use and benefit from.

PlutoWallet 1st proposal: Account abstraction, Full featured NFT support, Transaction Analyzer

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PAL (Polkadot Assurance Legion) is a community-driven initiative that aims to make Polkadot safer by funding security audits. So far, PAL has spent 157,155 DOT on 14 audits, helping to secure 18 high-risk vulnerabilities.

This proposal suggests changes to expand PAL's scope:

- **Coretime consumers**: Up to 80% of costs or $100,000 per chain every 6 months.
- **Solidity smart contracts**: Up to 50% of costs or $50,000 per project every 6 months.
- **Relay chain and system chains**: Up to 80% of costs or $100,000 per chain every 6 months.
- **Security tooling**: Up to $250,000, with milestones for larger projects.
- **Other security initiatives**: Up to $25,000 per use-case.

The proposal also suggests:

- Replacing the 2% curator fee with a $3000 monthly salary per curator.
- Adding two new curators: Vincent Di Giambattista (Parity) and Kirill Pimenov (Kampela).

These changes aim to make Polkadot even safer and more secure.

The PAL initiative proposes to expand its scope beyond parachain audits to a more holistic approach to Polkadot security, including coretime consumers, Solidity smart contracts, and common-good security initiatives. The proposal limits payouts to a maximum of $100,000 per chain and per 6 months, with a maximum of $250,000 for security tooling. The curator fee will be replaced with a monthly salary of $3,000 worth of DOT per curator. Two new curators will be added to the team.

Changes to PAL Security Bounty

### Summary of Research on Solidity Smart Contract Tooling

- **Purpose**: The research aimed to help the Parity Smart Contract team choose the best tools for testing the upcoming Polkadot VM and to assist Ethereum developers in transitioning to Polkadot.
- **Team**: Two people worked on the research for three days.
- **Cost**: The total cost was estimated at 2400 USD, but they are requesting 1900 USD.
- **Value**: The research is believed to be valuable not only for Parity but also for future Solidity tooling development on Polkadot.
- **Reports**: Full research report and additional context on smart contracts in Polkadot are available online.
- **Inspiration**: The idea for the TIP came from discussions with Alex from the Parity Smart Contract team.
- **Acknowledgment**: The team thanks the community for recognizing their work and hopes it contributes to the ecosystem's future smart contract development.

**Parity Smart contract team** is requesting **compensation of 1900 USD** for **2 people's 3-day research** on existing solidity smart contract tooling for testing Polkadot VM and transitioning Ethereum smart contract developers to Polkadot. The report will benefit anyone working on solidity-based tooling for Polkadot. The full report and additional text are available for free. The request is inspired by the Parity smart contract team's agreement that the work was needed and should be compensated.

Solidity smart contract tooling - research for AssetHub/Plaza

### Summary

- **Objective:** Improve interoperability between Polkadot parachains by opening more XCM channels.
- **Current Issue:** Many parachains have few XCM channels, limiting their connectivity and use cases.
- **Proposed Solution:** Deposit 2261 DOT into the "Child" accounts of fourteen parachains to facilitate opening XCM channels.
- **Implementation:** Target account balances of 205 or 305 DOT based on parachain size and potential use cases.
- **Benefits:** Increased accessibility of parachain tokens, more XCM traffic, and smoother integration between chains.
- **Next Steps:** Submit governance proposals to open XCM channels and register tokens on chains with the `assetRegistry` pallet.

Polkadot Treasury will deposit 2261 DOT into the Polkadot relaychain "Child" accounts of fourteen parachains to make it easier to open XCM channels between chains. The proposal aims to increase the amount of XCM traffic, make more parachain tokens accessible to Polkadot DeFi on Hydration, Bifrost, Moonbeam, Astar, and remove one technical barrier to further integration and use case development between chains. The proposal will be implemented by submitting governance proposals to each parachain to open channels. The proposal will cost less than $1k and will be paid in DOT.

Deposit DOT into parachain child accounts to accelerate opening XCM channels

**Summary of the Post:**

- The author wants to leave the Fellowship collective.
- A referendum is needed for this because the Fellowship can't remove members on its own.
- The author values freedom in choosing projects and timelines, which helps with productivity and creativity.
- The author prefers the treasury proposal process over the Fellowship's fixed 6-month timeline.
- The author hopes the community will support their request to leave the Fellowship.
- The author plans to continue engaging with the Polkadot community through treasury proposals.

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Proposal: The author wants to remove themselves from the Fellowship collective through a referendum in Fellowship Admin track. They prefer the treasury proposal process for their Polkadot community engagement, as it allows them to set their own timelines. They hope the community will vote Aye to respect their request. No mention of price or resources.

Remove myself from the Fellowship collective

- The tip was given to prevent the Polkadot Treasury from paying a scammer $10,000 per month.
- The problem was initially identified.
- The person spent time talking to various people in the ecosystem to confirm they had never dealt with Michiko.
- There was a risk of reputational damage if the person was wrong, but they were not.
- Without these steps, the Treasury could have lost money to a scammer.

Leemo proposes a tip for identifying a potential scammer in the Polkadot ecosystem, which prevented the Treasury from paying $10,000 per month. No specific WHO, WHAT, price, timeframe, or resources mentioned.

Tip for exposing Michiko Watanabe

- The team is requesting additional funding of 183.326 USDC to support their project.
- The initial funding was based on a DOT price of $8.722, but the actual price dropped to $6.707 on the payout date.
- This price drop has caused a budget shortfall, putting the project's quality at risk.
- The team is asking for a top-up to cover the difference and ensure they can deliver the project as planned.
- They believe this additional funding is necessary for the project's success and the community's benefit.
- The team is open to further discussions and providing more information if needed.
- They appreciate the support and understanding of the community.

WHO: The project team behind a previously funded proposal.

WHAT: Requesting a top-up of 183.326 USDC to cover losses incurred due to lower-than-expected DOT price and ensure the successful completion of their project.

PRICE/TIMEFRAME/RESOURCES: 183.326 USDC, no specific timeframe or resources mentioned.

Top-Up Request for Previously Funded Proposal #663

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